§ 4 — Land held in fee tail; liability for debts of tenant in tail

Massachusetts § 4

• Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
• Part II: REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
• Title I: TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY
• Ch. 184: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO REAL PROPERTY

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Section 4. Land held in fee tail, except an estate tail in remainder, shall be liable for the debts of the tenant in tail, both in his lifetime and after his decease, as if held in fee simple; and if taken on execution or sold by executors, administrators, guardians or conservators, the creditor or purchaser shall hold such land in fee simple.